---
name: "TkSmb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tksmb"
version: "0.8.8-7"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TkSmb"
---

# TkSmb(1)

SMB (Samba and Windows) network browser

## NAME

TkSmb - SMB (Samba and Windows) network browser

## SYNOPSIS

**TkSmb** \[ **-display** *display* \] \[ **-geometry** *geometry* \]

## DESCRIPTION

TkSmb is a graphical interface to  **smbclient** and as such it allows you browse a Windows (or Samba) network to access different workgroups, hosts, and shares on it, mount this shares.

## OPTIONS

- **-display**

  which DISPLAY to use

- **-geometry**

  dimensions of TkSmb window

## CONFIGURATION

**TkSmb** uses two configuration files - a global one **/etc/tksmbrc** and a per-user one  **~/.tksmbrc.**

The per-user configuration file overrides any setting in the global file. A sample per-user file is in **/usr/share/doc/tksmb/examples/tksmbrc.** The various settings are:

- **USERNAME**

  Your username on the SMB network

- **C\_GROUP**

  The name of your workgroup/domain.

- **C\_HOST**

  The name of your domain server.

- **netbiosname**

  Your machine's SMB name.

- **BROADCAST**

  Your IP broadcast address - **ifconfig** should tell you.

- **DOWNLOAD**

  Where to download files to.

- **MountRoot**

  The directory to mount remote machines on using **smbmount.**

- **mountparams**

  Any options to be passed to **smbmount.**

- **timeout**

  How long to wait for network operations (default is 30 seconds).

- **font**

  Which font to use (default is "fixed").

- **password**

  Default password

- **H\_PASS\_***HOST* **password**

  Password for host *HOST*.

- **SH\_PASS\_***HOST***\_***SHARE* **password**

  Password for share *SHARE* on host *HOST*.

## CAVEATS

Storing plaintext passwords in **~/.tksmbrc** is a really bad idea.  At the very least, make the file non-readable by anyone but yourself (chmod 0600 ~/.tksmbrc).

## SEE ALSO

[**smbclient**(1)](/smbclient/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Ivan Volosuk \<ivan@rt.mipt.ru\>